So recounts bennett cerf in this wonderfully amusing memoir of the making of a great. Absolute heaven, and once you get down to the individual puns, youll realize that many a comedy act. I titled bill brinkleys dont go near the water and love in a cold climate by nancy mitford. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Bennett cerf s bumper crop of anecdotes and stories v1, mostly humorous, about the famous and near famous book. Dont go near the water is a 1957 comedy film about a u. Bennett alfred cerf may 25, 1898 august 27, 1971 was an american publisher and. Provided to youtube by universal music group dont go near the water remastered 2009 the beach boys surfs up. With dorothy kilgallen, jim backus, arlene francis, bennett cerf. Dont go near the water, son, until you learn to swim. Bennett cerf roy mckie random house, 1960 to keep in the theme of all things roy mckie this week, ill post on the initial book he illustrated for the beginner books series, the first of a gaggle of joke books he did both with and without mr. Alexandra describes that life in her book, reading my father, which is being published this week. Bennett cerf was born in new york on may 25th 1898. It is the time for taking cruises and going to the beaches. Bennett cerfs book of riddles, bennett cerf, collins and harvil p. Bennett cerfs book of laughs by bennett cerf, hardcover.
Bennett cerfs treasury of atrocious puns bennett alfred cerf on. Connections references dont go near the water 1957 see more. Sammy kershaw dont go near the water official video. This book dont go near the water by william brinkleyhardcover june 1956 version is a good complement to having the film dont go near the water with one of the obvious differences of expanded details. Cerf born august 19, 1941 originally joined the childrens television workshop as the head of sesame streets nonbroadcast products division, which spun off books, records, and toys. Dont go near the water is the debut album of american country music artist sammy kershaw. Once again anything for a laugh and once again bennett cerf produces the kind of zany humor the young fry adore. The book will mainly appeal to people with a good knowledge of 20th century culture and history. With glenn ford, gia scala, earl holliman, anne francis. Dont go near the water by william brinkley abebooks. Bennett cerf was a rare combination of being funny and erudite. February 02, 1957, saturday, what happened on 221957. All books listed are linked to braille and audio reading download site bard for downloading. Cerf spent eight years as a senior editor at random house cofounded by his father bennett cerf working with authors who included george plimpton, andy warhol, abbie hoffman, ray bradbury, richard farina and dr.
Instead we get a romp through his nearly 50 years in publishing, from his. As a matter of fact, the four or five gag books we have all feature roys drawings and my son has. After graduating from columbia university cerf worked for a short time as a. Id like to read this book on kindle dont have a kindle. The results is a book jam packed with funny stories. Set on a remote pacific island during the waning days of the world war ii, this classic humor novel about the public relations sector of the navy follows the adventures of a group of young officers.
In the runup to this celebration, irishcentral is taking a look at books. Navy public relations unit stationed on an island in the pacific ocean during world war ii. This blazed a trail too because it was sold to mgm for a huge sum, and part of the deal was that mgm gave me quite a lot of money for advertising. Nothing happened, and the same teacher would go on to torment. Bennett cerf dog park is a popular dog park in westminster, md. Yeoman garrett was like a man after a two year hunger feast. One of the fws brochures says, on a short story or novel you have at hand. I dont know exactly what it is, or where to get the figures, said mr. On a small south pacific island during ww2, various us navy p. The book parodies aspects of the wartime united states navy, particularly navy public relations, in which brinkley served, propaganda, war correspondents, civilian contempt for the regular military, and naval intelligence. In 1925 he acquired the modern library with donald klopfer, providing the foundation for their next publishing venture, random house. I named this book, as i told you, dont go near the water, as i had named no time for sergeants. Bennett cerfs book of riddles by bennett cerf kirkus.
January 31, 1957, thursday, what happened on 11957. A black mans tribute to his white mother, a book that has. In order to get all the evidence into the trial, everything had to be. Brinkley was born in custer city, oklahoma on september 10, 1917, the youngest of five children and the son of a minister.
A major figure of american publishing for more than four decades, cerf. Brinkley is perhaps best known for his 1988 novel, the last ship, and his 1956 novel, dont go near the water, which was later adapted to film in 1957 by metrogoldwynmayer as dont go near the water. A collection of over 300 of the worlds best printable limericks 9780060914516. Bennett cerfs bumper crop of anecdotes and stories v1. Stories selected from the unexpected by bennett cerf. According to a hoary legend of the book publishing world, bennett cerf, one of the. I don t doubt that bennett cerf was an interesting and charming enough man to establish. Dorothy kilgallen, bennett cerf, arlene francis, hal block and host. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. I dont doubt that bennett cerf was an interesting and charming enough man to establish. Dont go near the water by brinkley, william and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Bennett cerf books biography and list of works author of at. We purchased this book for him because he became a bennett cerf fan through that one book. Watch the video for dont go near the water from johnny cashs boom chicka boom for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. For instance, page 149 has the following detailspassages in the book. It is an adaptation of the 1956 novel of the same name by william brinkley. Here is bennett cerf, most famous of them all, his kindly, humorous face. I named this book, as i told you, dont go near the water. Riddles are a sure passport for those who like them. How bennett cerf got james joyces ulysses into the us irishcentral. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Here is bennett cerf, most famous of them all, his kindly, humorous face aglow with sincerity, speaking to us in the first person from a minibillboard tucked into our sunday newspaper. Dorothy kilgallen, martin gabel, arlene francis, bennett cerf.
Dont go near the water aint it sad whats happened to the water its going bad dont go near the water dont go near the water toothpaste and soap will make our oceans a bubble bath so lets avoid an ecological aftermath beginning with me beginning with you dont go near the water to do it any wrong to be cool with the water is the message of. Klingler, a medium, became acquainted with the spirit of publishing giant bennett cerf 18981971 through a client, a new york city healthcare worker who cared for cerf near the end of his life cerf, who founded modern library and random house, was also a longtime panelist on the tv show, whats my line. Bennett cerf was born on may 25, 1898, in manhattan, new york, to a jewish family. However, cerf s true forte was composing songs for the show, including parodies of contemporary pop hits. In 1933, random house had the rights to publish the book in the united. As a new york publisher and member of society he also knew many celebrities and artists. I guess you can take a horse to the water, but you cant make him drink.
Music video by sammy kershaw performing dont go near the water. Overview of dont go near the water, 1957, directed by charles walters, with glenn ford, gia scala, earl holliman, at turner classic movies. It is always wise to be careful, because sometimes things can go wrong. Middle eastern recipes from our kitchen the water and the wild. Dont go near the water, son, until you learn to swim, by n. The song puts an ironic, ecological spin on the traditional beach boys beach and surf based songs. Sherman alexies terrific book is the latest entry in a new genre. Dont go near the water is the first example of this. Dont go near the water is a 1956 novel by william brinkley.